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azaz is no longer safe. instead it has become a new front line that could trigger an even larger war. >> well, russia said that we'll continue with airstrikes near the syrian city of aleppo, and the kremlin has criticized turkey for its attacks. that brought quick response from the turkish government. >> russian airstrikes have been directed at aleppo and the humanitarian aid corridor and they have been breached by russian and syrian regime forces. hearing the declaration statement made by russian foreign ministry today goes to show that russia is content on massacres and in an aggressive stance in syria. turkey is on the side of syrian brothers and sisters in aleppo and will continue to send them humanitarian aid. ypg and other forces will receive turkey's reaction if they continue in this manner. >> crossing over to the turkey-syrian border, you talk about azaz being a new front line. how do we expect the situation to develop? >> well, turkey and russia have been locked in a war much words with deteriorati
azaz is no longer safe. instead it has become a new front line that could trigger an even larger war. >> well, russia said that we'll continue with airstrikes near the syrian city of aleppo, and the kremlin has criticized turkey for its attacks. that brought quick response from the turkish government. >> russian airstrikes have been directed at aleppo and the humanitarian aid corridor and they have been breached by russian and syrian regime forces. hearing the declaration statement...
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turkey had called azaz a red line. not because it is one of the few remaining strongholds in the opposition corridor but because it is being threatened by the ypg, a kurdish group called terrorist by turkey. >> they will see the most severe reaction, we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> reporter: turkey has been capturing many areas from the option close to the turkish border taking advantage muc of a russian backed advancement. now at the door steps of the two remaining opposition strongholds this the northern corridor. azaz and tel riffat, with the support of russian air power. air power is not only being used in aleppo in the rebel controlled province of idlib in the west. facilities were sowrted by doctors without borders and provided services to more than 40 thousand people. the organization called it a deliberate attack but didn't blame anyone but activists. just last week one of its facilities was hit in the southern province of dar rvetionah. >> the needs are for healthy faciliti
turkey had called azaz a red line. not because it is one of the few remaining strongholds in the opposition corridor but because it is being threatened by the ypg, a kurdish group called terrorist by turkey. >> they will see the most severe reaction, we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> reporter: turkey has been capturing many areas from the option close to the turkish border taking advantage muc of a russian backed advancement. now at the door steps...
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the rebels are very close to losing their stronghold south of azaz. it is close to being cut off because the y.p.g. took a town further north. on the ground the opposition is coming under a lot of pressure. this offensive is ongoing and like i mentioned, we don't know how many people are still in azaz but thousands remain in that town and the only place that they can escape to is further north towards the turkish border >>> thank you very much. meanwhile an aid convoy carrying supplies has been allowed in the syrian city of douma. it is east of damascus and has been a rebel stronghold since 2013. the syrian red crescent says the convoy has medicine and minimuming for children. nearly half a million people in syria are living in areas that rv been cut off-- have been cut off. libya's presidential council has named a revised list of ministers for a unity government. the announcement was made in morocco were discussions on the new cabinet were taking place. 18 ministers will have to be prood by parliament in tabruk. a political analyst and founder of the
the rebels are very close to losing their stronghold south of azaz. it is close to being cut off because the y.p.g. took a town further north. on the ground the opposition is coming under a lot of pressure. this offensive is ongoing and like i mentioned, we don't know how many people are still in azaz but thousands remain in that town and the only place that they can escape to is further north towards the turkish border >>> thank you very much. meanwhile an aid convoy carrying supplies...
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locations in azaz were targeted, including a hospital. aid agencies warned the health system is close to collapse. >> it's close to the border, so people think it's a safe place. that's why a lot of displaced people are here. we have more patients, not just providing help to people in azaz. most places in the north no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> people lost their supply line to the northern countryside but still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> they want to besiege aleppo city but we are using all our strength to prevent this. the fact that the foreign regime is using foreign militias to fight for it show we are strong and they are weak. we are staying here. we liberated the city with our blood. >> azaz is not just home to thousands of syrians. it's now the opposition's last line of defense. they use it to receive supplies from turkey and could be used as a base to launch a counter offensive. >> the kurdish group and its allies, the syrian democratic forces are not far away. they would threatened to advance into
locations in azaz were targeted, including a hospital. aid agencies warned the health system is close to collapse. >> it's close to the border, so people think it's a safe place. that's why a lot of displaced people are here. we have more patients, not just providing help to people in azaz. most places in the north no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> people lost their supply line to the northern countryside but still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> they...
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in azaz, the hospital, a school and other locations were also targeted, people were killed. as azaz being close to the turkish border is part of an ongoing battle for a very strategic corner of syria. >> as this fighting escalates inside the country, turkey and russia exchanging this war of words, turkish foreign minister speaking just a short time ago, leveling accusations at russia, what did he have to say? >> well, like i mentioned, this border town of azaz is now a front line really between russia and turkey, turkey making it very clear that this talk about is a red line for yours and we will not allow it to fall. it is controlled by the opposition, opposition groups that are backed by turkey, but the y.p.g., the kurdish armed group is advancing, and it is very close to storming azaz, so the turkish government making it very clear that they will not allow this to happen, they have already been targeting y.p.g. positions in the northern countryside of aleppo and russia saying that what many in the opposition will tell you is that the russian airstrikes in azaz was a messa
in azaz, the hospital, a school and other locations were also targeted, people were killed. as azaz being close to the turkish border is part of an ongoing battle for a very strategic corner of syria. >> as this fighting escalates inside the country, turkey and russia exchanging this war of words, turkish foreign minister speaking just a short time ago, leveling accusations at russia, what did he have to say? >> well, like i mentioned, this border town of azaz is now a front line...
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we have more patients not just providing care to people in azaz. all hospital he in the northern country side no longer operate, we also lack staff. >> rebels say they are not going to wait to be besieged by government allied force he. from their position he inside the city, they still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> translator: we want to besiege aleppo city but we are using our strength to russia that. we are staying here -- to resist that. we liberated our city with our blood. >> the opposition feels same about azaz. it is now the opposition's last line of offense, they use it to receive supplies from turkey and could be used as a base to launch counteroffensives. the kurdish forces, and the syrian government forces, there has been no movement on that front. there was a risk of a wider global conflict. and it seems that battle has now been put on hold at least temporarily. the town is under siege, for those fighting against the opposition, azaz has lost its military importance since rebel supply routes have already been cut south
we have more patients not just providing care to people in azaz. all hospital he in the northern country side no longer operate, we also lack staff. >> rebels say they are not going to wait to be besieged by government allied force he. from their position he inside the city, they still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> translator: we want to besiege aleppo city but we are using our strength to russia that. we are staying here -- to resist that. we liberated our city...
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water is scarce. >> translator: we are suffering sharp shortages of basic raw materials in azaz as a result of the siege laid to the city. we are forced to bring our necessities from turkey, the dollar exchange is going up. >> the stoves continue to burn if azaz but if the cessation of hostilities brokered by the u.s. and russia holds, the soup kitchen could close because it simply would not be needed anymore. rob mathison, al jazeera. >> any jer'niger's president isu didn't get the required 50%, got 48% of the vote. mohammed val reports now from niger's capital. >> the people of niger patiently waited for these results for five long days. a big surprise, the sitting president got tray% of the vote and that's a precedent in the history of this country since the beginning of the democratic process in niger in 1993, no front runner ever reached this mark. >> translator: it was my objective to win this election in the first round but god has decided other wise. >> reporter: the other interesting development is the rise of the opponent, mohammed amadu. 77.7ers of the votes the opposition
water is scarce. >> translator: we are suffering sharp shortages of basic raw materials in azaz as a result of the siege laid to the city. we are forced to bring our necessities from turkey, the dollar exchange is going up. >> the stoves continue to burn if azaz but if the cessation of hostilities brokered by the u.s. and russia holds, the soup kitchen could close because it simply would not be needed anymore. rob mathison, al jazeera. >> any jer'niger's president isu didn't...
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this means that we have more patience not just providing care to people in azaz. all hospitals in the northern countryside no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> many in aleppo say they're not going to wait to be desieged by government-allied forces. from their positions inside the city they still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> they want to be besiege aleppo city, but we're using all our strengthens to fight that. it shows that her strong and they are whack. we've liberated the city with our blood. >> the opposition feel the same about azaz. it is now the opposition's last lifeline of defense. it can be used to lawful counter he cantic. >> the syrian democratic forces and. you it's allies, they have had a cans to advance into azaz but there was no movement on that front. there was a truth cruz truce. >> thousands of afghan refugees are stranded. these afghan refugees have been stranded since macedon in a demanded additional ideas since trying to cross the border. the greek government said that there will be plenty more of them arriving in days
this means that we have more patience not just providing care to people in azaz. all hospitals in the northern countryside no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> many in aleppo say they're not going to wait to be desieged by government-allied forces. from their positions inside the city they still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> they want to be besiege aleppo city, but we're using all our strengthens to fight that. it shows that her strong and they are whack....
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ypg. >> we will not allow azaz to fall, the whole world should know this. >> inside syria to prevent further advances by the ypg and its allies. they have already captured many areas, taking advantage of a russian backed syrian government offensive against the rebels across aleppo province. the ypg and its allies rejected turkey's ultimatum, instead they are advancing. they have taken the rebel stronghold of ta tal raffat, may say they have been able to take ground because of support from russian air power. air power is not only being used in aleppo in the rebel controlled province of idlib in the west, another hospital has been destroyed causing more casualties. the facility was supported by doctors without borders and provided services to more than 40,000 people. the organization called it a deliberate attack but didn't blame anyone but activists. say russian planes were responsible. just last week one of its facilities was hit in the southern province of dara. >> since the beginning of the year, at least five facilities have been targeted in syria and many others. the need for hea
ypg. >> we will not allow azaz to fall, the whole world should know this. >> inside syria to prevent further advances by the ypg and its allies. they have already captured many areas, taking advantage of a russian backed syrian government offensive against the rebels across aleppo province. the ypg and its allies rejected turkey's ultimatum, instead they are advancing. they have taken the rebel stronghold of ta tal raffat, may say they have been able to take ground because of...
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we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> attacking ypg positions inside syria to prevent further advances from the ypg and other allies. taking advantage of a russian backed syrian government offensive against the rebels across aleppo province. the ypg and its allies rejected turkey's ultimatum, instead they are advancing. they've taken the rebel stronghold of tal raffat, and are now at the main opposition base in the northern corridor. they have been able to take ground many say because of support from russian air power. air power is not only being used in aleppo and the rebel controlled province of idlib in the west. another hospital has been destroyed, causing more casualties. provided by doctors without borders, providing services to 40,000 people. the organization called it a deliberate attack, didn't blame anyone other than activists, russian plainrussian planes res. >> since the beginning of the year at least five facilities have been targeted in syria and many others. need for hea
we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> attacking ypg positions inside syria to prevent further advances from the ypg and other allies. taking advantage of a russian backed syrian government offensive against the rebels across aleppo province. the ypg and its allies rejected turkey's ultimatum, instead they are advancing. they've taken the rebel stronghold of tal raffat, and are now at the main opposition base in the northern corridor. they have been able to...
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the border town azaz at zena kadar reports. >> in a town that's gained international attention, logs azaz could be an irreversible set back to the rebels who have already lost a lot of territory in the aleppo province. it is a much needed gateway. the rebels are surrounded by the syrian led loingz an alliance ag and its allies much better after we received reenforcements from idlib. in a few days you will hear about our victories and things will return to what they were. >> reporter: last week's air strikes was a message that things could change. hospital, aid agencies have already warned that the devastated health system is close to collapse. >> translator: azaz is close to the border so people think it's a safe place. that's why a lot of internally displaced people are here. we provide not just care to people in azaz, other facilities in the rest of the country no longer operate, we lack staff. >> not going to wait to be besieged. they lost from the northern country side but from their positions inside the city they still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> we want to b
the border town azaz at zena kadar reports. >> in a town that's gained international attention, logs azaz could be an irreversible set back to the rebels who have already lost a lot of territory in the aleppo province. it is a much needed gateway. the rebels are surrounded by the syrian led loingz an alliance ag and its allies much better after we received reenforcements from idlib. in a few days you will hear about our victories and things will return to what they were. >>...
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they want the border town of azaz. and we heard the turkish government say they will not allow azaz to fall. it's a red line. and for the opposition if they lose this, they lose the northern corridor. syrian government war planes in the skies, dropping leaflets in the remaining territories under control of the rebels telling them to withdraw and to surrender, and those are even falling in aleppo, and they are giving them four hours -- they say you have four hours to withdraw and surrender, you have one road to leave, you might as well leave now. >>> zana hoda with the latest there. thank you. ♪ >>> in the last hour, the united nations security council has been briefed on the humanitarian situation in yemen. let's get more now from our correspondent in new york. so what was said? >> reporter: this was a devastating account by the humanitarian chief of a devastating conflict, beginning with some 35,000 dead and injured casualties, of which 3,000 are thought to be civilians, some 700 are thought to be dead children. and
they want the border town of azaz. and we heard the turkish government say they will not allow azaz to fall. it's a red line. and for the opposition if they lose this, they lose the northern corridor. syrian government war planes in the skies, dropping leaflets in the remaining territories under control of the rebels telling them to withdraw and to surrender, and those are even falling in aleppo, and they are giving them four hours -- they say you have four hours to withdraw and surrender, you...
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losing azaz could be an irreversible set back for the rebels. just a few kilometers from the border crossing with turkey it is a much needed position. the kurdish armed group the ypg and its allies. >> translator: the military situation is now better after we've received reenforcements from idlib. we fortified our positions and god willing we will advance. we are no longer weak. in a few days you'll hear about our victories and things will return to the way they were. >> reporter: last week's air strikes was a meafnlg this things could change. targeted including a hospital, aid agencies have already warned that the devastated health system is close to collapse. >> translator: azaz is close to the border so people think it's a safe place. that's why a lot of internally displaced people are here. we have more patients, not just providing care to people in azaz. all other hospital locations throughout throwt the country sidthroughout thecountry side d. >> reporter: lost their supply line to turkey from the northern country side, they still have acc
losing azaz could be an irreversible set back for the rebels. just a few kilometers from the border crossing with turkey it is a much needed position. the kurdish armed group the ypg and its allies. >> translator: the military situation is now better after we've received reenforcements from idlib. we fortified our positions and god willing we will advance. we are no longer weak. in a few days you'll hear about our victories and things will return to the way they were. >> reporter:...
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to approach their border, take azaz or use the air base. what has been happening on the ground is that the y.p.g. has been expanding territories under its control, capturing towns. the y.p.g. has taken advantage of this. turkey clearly giving a warning, a message. the shelling began while the y.p.g. was really on the advance, threatening the opposition in two of their main strong holds. that is, asas in an important area known as the northern corridor, which is important for many sides in this conflict. it's important for the regime because they want to reach the turkish border in order to cut the rebel supply line. it is important for the y.p.g. because they want to collect their enclave in aleppo. for turkey this is a red line. they do not want to see this happen and the y.p.g. expand. turkey wants a safe zone. it wants some sort of a buffer zone on its border. it has been asking the international community to impose a no fly zone or safe zone, but the international community rejecting that altogether >>> it appears as if saudi arabia is
to approach their border, take azaz or use the air base. what has been happening on the ground is that the y.p.g. has been expanding territories under its control, capturing towns. the y.p.g. has taken advantage of this. turkey clearly giving a warning, a message. the shelling began while the y.p.g. was really on the advance, threatening the opposition in two of their main strong holds. that is, asas in an important area known as the northern corridor, which is important for many sides in this...
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we heard that turkish prime minister say that azaz is a red line. that is a bordertown and as of late the y.p.g. has been advancing towards that town. it is not just azaz, they're now on the outkirts of a main stronghold. this whole area is known as the northern car door of syria. it is strategic, it is important for all the warring sides in the conflict. the government has been trying recapture this area to seal the lifelong for the opposition. turkey wants this area to be a safe zone to prevent the government from advancing as well as preventing the y.p.g. from advancing. y.p.g. wants to link territories to its control in the north-east. it is very important corner of syria. the turkish army making it clear, asking or telling the y.p.g. you need to withdraw from territories that you have captured from the opposition and trying to make them withdraw by the ongoing bombardment, but this is causing tensions with the u.s. the u.s. is calling on turkey to cease attacks. at the same time calling on the y.p.g. to stop capturing territory from the opposit
we heard that turkish prime minister say that azaz is a red line. that is a bordertown and as of late the y.p.g. has been advancing towards that town. it is not just azaz, they're now on the outkirts of a main stronghold. this whole area is known as the northern car door of syria. it is strategic, it is important for all the warring sides in the conflict. the government has been trying recapture this area to seal the lifelong for the opposition. turkey wants this area to be a safe zone to...
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strike against a hospital run by the french ngo in a syrian town about 130 kilometers southwest of azaz in idlib province. a spokesman said nine people, including a child, were killed and dozens wounded. going back to the press conference with the routine you prime minister, he said russia under a soughtbe government control or under terrorist control -- under assad control or under terrorist control. >> strong words from the turkish prime minister. over the weekend in northern syria, the turkish army began shelling syrian kurdish fighters after they seized an airbase north of aleppo. how does that fit into everything? >> basically, you have got a between territory kurdish-controlled northwestern syria and isis-controlled central northwestern syria, a territory that has been held by non-kurdish rebels. now they are being defeated. government,an backed by russian aircraft, have been advancing into that strip. so the kurds have thought they should take what they can get before it falls into syrian government's hands, so they took the town of azaz and took the manaa airbase to turkish arti
strike against a hospital run by the french ngo in a syrian town about 130 kilometers southwest of azaz in idlib province. a spokesman said nine people, including a child, were killed and dozens wounded. going back to the press conference with the routine you prime minister, he said russia under a soughtbe government control or under terrorist control -- under assad control or under terrorist control. >> strong words from the turkish prime minister. over the weekend in northern syria, the...
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a number of locations in azaz were targeted including a hospital. aid agencies have already warned that the devastating health system is close to collapse. >> reporter: azaz is close to the border, so people think it's a safe place. that's why a lot of internally displaced people are here. this means we have more patients. all hospitals in the northern countryside no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> reporter: further south, rebels say they will not wait to be besieged by syrian-al lied forces. but they still have access to strong holds in western syria. >> translator: they want to besiege aleppo city, but we are using all of our strength to prevent this. the fact that the assad regime is using foreign militias to fight for it, shows that we are strong and they are weak. >> reporter: the opposition feels the same about azaz. it's not just home to thousands of syrians. it's now the last line of defense. they use it to receive supplies from turkey, and it could be used as a base to launch further offenses. the syrian democratic forces and other a
a number of locations in azaz were targeted including a hospital. aid agencies have already warned that the devastating health system is close to collapse. >> reporter: azaz is close to the border, so people think it's a safe place. that's why a lot of internally displaced people are here. this means we have more patients. all hospitals in the northern countryside no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> reporter: further south, rebels say they will not wait to be besieged by...
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on the same day a missile struck near another hospital in the northern city of azaz near the turkish border. the observatory for human rights said it killed ten civilians including children. observers point to the possibility of syrian government or russian forces as they conducted the air strikes. the areas are controlled by anti-government forces. >>> last friday, world powers including the united states and russia agreed on a cease-fire in syria to begin after a week. it would not include fighting against islamic state militants and other extremists. >>> officials in turkey are blaming russia for the air strike on azaz. >> translator: as we are holding talks here, russia hit a school and hospital in azaz with missiles, we believe launched from the caspian sea. a large number of children and civilians have been killed. >> a kurdish militia is stepping up its offensive against oh po nents in the area at the turkish border. in response, turkey on saturday started cross-border attacks on the kurdish group which it called a terrorist organization. turkey has also been at odds with russ
on the same day a missile struck near another hospital in the northern city of azaz near the turkish border. the observatory for human rights said it killed ten civilians including children. observers point to the possibility of syrian government or russian forces as they conducted the air strikes. the areas are controlled by anti-government forces. >>> last friday, world powers including the united states and russia agreed on a cease-fire in syria to begin after a week. it would not...
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,n the rebel stronghold of azaz and aes hit a hospital school. province -- in this province, the hospital run by the french ngo doctors without borders was reduced to rubble. it was on bartered by foreign missiles a few minutes apart. rescuers scrambled to pull out survivors from the debris. attacks on hospitals are a breach of the geneva convention. inis considered a war crime the international criminal court. doctors without borders put the
,n the rebel stronghold of azaz and aes hit a hospital school. province -- in this province, the hospital run by the french ngo doctors without borders was reduced to rubble. it was on bartered by foreign missiles a few minutes apart. rescuers scrambled to pull out survivors from the debris. attacks on hospitals are a breach of the geneva convention. inis considered a war crime the international criminal court. doctors without borders put the
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we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> reporter: turkey has been targeting ypg positions inside of syria. they have already captured many areas from the opposition close to the turkish border, taking advantage of a russian-backs syrian government offensive against the rebels across the province. the ypg and its allies have rejected turkey's ultimatum to retreat. instead they are advancing, and are at the doorsteps of the two remaining strong holds in the corridor. many in the opposition say they have been able to make advances with the support of russian air power. air power is not only being used in aleppo and the rebel-controlled province of idlib in the west. another hospital has been destroyed. the facility was supported by doctors without borders and provided services to more than 40,000 people. the organization called it a deliberate attack, but it didn't blame anyone but activists say russian planes were responsible. just last week, one of its facilities was hit in the southern p
we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> reporter: turkey has been targeting ypg positions inside of syria. they have already captured many areas from the opposition close to the turkish border, taking advantage of a russian-backs syrian government offensive against the rebels across the province. the ypg and its allies have rejected turkey's ultimatum to retreat. instead they are advancing, and are at the doorsteps of the two remaining strong holds in the...
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azaz is a border town a few kilometers from the border crossing. it really is the main opposition base. it lies on the main highway linking turkey to aleppo city. it says it is a red line. the ypg and their sources are on the outskirts of that town, and the spokesman telling us very clearly the other day, we don't have any red lines, and we're not even concerned about turkey's warnings. he said we will continue to take ground, because he is justifying this as part -- in the fight against isil. they are saying they need to push towards the east so thigh can reach isil-controlled a territory and continue the fight. but it's very important to mention relationship between the turkish government and the u.s. administration has been deteriorating because we heard the president erdogan today repeat the same sentence he has been repeating for days. telling the obama administration, you need to make a choice. are you with us or with the ypg, because the u.s. provides support to the ypg, because it has been a credible and reliable partner for the u.s.-lead c
azaz is a border town a few kilometers from the border crossing. it really is the main opposition base. it lies on the main highway linking turkey to aleppo city. it says it is a red line. the ypg and their sources are on the outskirts of that town, and the spokesman telling us very clearly the other day, we don't have any red lines, and we're not even concerned about turkey's warnings. he said we will continue to take ground, because he is justifying this as part -- in the fight against isil....
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azaz is a 25 minute travel from the border. uprising began to demand the creation of a united aleppo army. >> we are calling on commanders or else we tell them the people remove you from power. >> reporter: they also had another message. the people of syria don't want bashar al-assad they chanted. it was a clear message from the heart land of the opposition that winning on the battlefield won't lead to peace. zeina khodr, al jazeera, southern turkey. >> now the united states and saudi arabia say they will be pushing or the an immediate fore ceasefire at international peace talks to reconvene next week. >> we have a tremendous stake in stability and peace and security in the region. we have a tremendous stake in trying to resolve the problems in the region before they consume all of us. we are determined to work with our allies in the united states and our allies around the world to bring this about, whether it is in the war against terrorism, whether it is in trying to stabilize the middle east, whether it is trying to implemen
azaz is a 25 minute travel from the border. uprising began to demand the creation of a united aleppo army. >> we are calling on commanders or else we tell them the people remove you from power. >> reporter: they also had another message. the people of syria don't want bashar al-assad they chanted. it was a clear message from the heart land of the opposition that winning on the battlefield won't lead to peace. zeina khodr, al jazeera, southern turkey. >> now the united states...
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this means that we have more patients not just providing care to the people in azaz. all the hospitals in the northern countryside no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> many say they're not going to wait to be we seened by government line forces. from their positions inside the city they still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> they want to besiege aleppo city but we're using all our strength to prevent this. it those that they're strong and they're weak. we are staying here to liberate the city with our blood. >> the opposition feel the same about azaz. it's not just home to thousands of syrians. it's now the last line of defense. they use it to receive supplies from turkey and it could be used as a base to launch counter offenses. for over a week there has been no movement on that front. there was a risk of a wider global conflict, and it seems that battle has been put on hold temporarily. azaz has lost military importance begins rebel supply routes have been cut just outside of the town. >> a german navy ship has arrived in italy with more than 350
this means that we have more patients not just providing care to the people in azaz. all the hospitals in the northern countryside no longer operate. we also lack staff. >> many say they're not going to wait to be we seened by government line forces. from their positions inside the city they still have access to strongholds in western syria. >> they want to besiege aleppo city but we're using all our strength to prevent this. it those that they're strong and they're weak. we are...
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the prime minister saying that we will not allow azaz to fall. really what happened this morning, the attack in azaz was a message that there is no red line, but turkey saying it won't allow it to fall, promises a harsh response, but russia answering turkey back and saying we are not happy. what we are concerned about is turkeys aggressive behavior in syria, undoubtedly the relationship between turkey and russia deteriorating further and the battle for the northern corridor continues. i can tell you that the y.p.g., the kurdish militia is on the advance and just a few kilometers from azaz. >>> an israeli raid in ramallah left 25 palestinians injured. israeli soldiers entered the camp looking for a suspect. they say dozens of young palestinians hit them with stones. the soldiers responded with bullets. israeli forces killed five palestinians in four separate incidents in the west bank over the weekend. bolt sides blamed the other for inciting the recent violence. >>> new data showing imports and exports in china plunging, surprising analysts who p
the prime minister saying that we will not allow azaz to fall. really what happened this morning, the attack in azaz was a message that there is no red line, but turkey saying it won't allow it to fall, promises a harsh response, but russia answering turkey back and saying we are not happy. what we are concerned about is turkeys aggressive behavior in syria, undoubtedly the relationship between turkey and russia deteriorating further and the battle for the northern corridor continues. i can...
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nine people including a child killed in that attack and in a separate attack this time in the town of azaz at least 14 civilians were killed when missiles hit a children's hospital and a school as well as other locations and in aleppo this video apparently showing the aftermath of an air strike, this happening in the districts of el zabir and kapagi and an entire building collapsed as you can see and reports of a family of six being caught under the rubble of that collapsed building and so far no reports of any deaths in that particular incident but now let's get the very latest from our correspondent zaina in southern turkey right on the border with syria and bring us right up to date with the lines that have been coming out within the last hour-and-a-half or so zaina. >>> well, like you mentioned in idlib a hospital which was supported by doctors without borders has been targeted, hit and destroyed. doctors without borders confirming, saying that they are calling this really as a deliberate attack and they are condemning it and say eight of their staff are missing and the observatory for
nine people including a child killed in that attack and in a separate attack this time in the town of azaz at least 14 civilians were killed when missiles hit a children's hospital and a school as well as other locations and in aleppo this video apparently showing the aftermath of an air strike, this happening in the districts of el zabir and kapagi and an entire building collapsed as you can see and reports of a family of six being caught under the rubble of that collapsed building and so far...
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he says two strikes took place in the northern city of azaz and two in the id- lib province, where one hospital was reportedly struck four times. he says there are also reports that two schools were attacked at azaz, reportedly killing six children. opposition activists say the strikes were carried out by russian warplanes in by government troops. pope francis has arrived in a small mountain village in southern mexico ahead of a public mass at a large sports complex there the pontiff arrived via helicopter this morning in san cristobal de las casas, a farm town near the border with guatemala. francis waved to the throngs of people from his specially-outfitted s-u- v. reportedly, hundreds-of- thousands of people lined up-- and even camped overnight-- at the sports center for today's mass. it has become the big issue on the presidential campaign trail: the makeup of the u.s. supreme court, following the unexpected death of justice antonin scalia over the republicans are insisting president barack obama hold off and let the next president name a successor. but were already starting to hea
he says two strikes took place in the northern city of azaz and two in the id- lib province, where one hospital was reportedly struck four times. he says there are also reports that two schools were attacked at azaz, reportedly killing six children. opposition activists say the strikes were carried out by russian warplanes in by government troops. pope francis has arrived in a small mountain village in southern mexico ahead of a public mass at a large sports complex there the pontiff arrived...
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ar azaz. libya's presidential council has named a revised list of 18 ministers for a new unit government-- ministers for a new unity government >>> pope francis has visited a children's hospital in mexico. he stopped by the hospital to meet the young patients. earlier on sunday he held mass in front of millions of people in a notoriously violent and poor suburb of the capital. our correspondent was there. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people came out to celebrate mass on sunday in this community on the edge of the city, many sleeping and camping out. they said they didn't care because they wanted to share his message of peace and love. he spoke of a mexico where people don't have to immigrate to other countries to get work, where they don't have to fear being destroyed by bad issues. on >> translation: i hope the pope through god's words can guide the government, especially in my home state, which is totally corrupt and violence. >> translation: whether we're neighbors, friends or rela
ar azaz. libya's presidential council has named a revised list of 18 ministers for a new unit government-- ministers for a new unity government >>> pope francis has visited a children's hospital in mexico. he stopped by the hospital to meet the young patients. earlier on sunday he held mass in front of millions of people in a notoriously violent and poor suburb of the capital. our correspondent was there. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people came out to celebrate mass on...
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withdraw from azaz and the surrounding area. it will not attempt to shut that corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using the base to attack the opposition. >> reporter: over recent days the y.p.g. and its allies captured ground from syrian armed groups backed by ankara. the group is taking advantage of its groups across the province. the u.s. which is allied to npg has called on the kurds to stop taking ground. >> translation: we captured the air base and we are close to capturing ute. we aim to reach the i.s.i.l. territory. we want to fight this group. turkey want us to retreat. this won't happen >> reporter: the advances are putting pressure on the opposition. many people believe the y.p.g. which is drawn from syrian kurds is linked to the p.k.k. in turkey. syrian opposition fighters know that alliances could be shifting. >> translation: way are being stabbed in the back where the p.k.k. and its ally, they took advantage of the fact that we were fighting on two fronts against the regime and i.s.i.l. >> reporter: turkey's policy in syria has been clear from the begin
withdraw from azaz and the surrounding area. it will not attempt to shut that corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using the base to attack the opposition. >> reporter: over recent days the y.p.g. and its allies captured ground from syrian armed groups backed by ankara. the group is taking advantage of its groups across the province. the u.s. which is allied to npg has called on the kurds to stop taking ground. >> translation: we captured the air base and we are close...
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turkey warned them that it will not allow azaz allow to fall. the spokesman telling us they're not concerned, turkey cannot stop the advance. opposition is increasingly skweed and they say that they're going to change tactics. losing territory doesn't mean losing the war. they want to change tactics, apply hit and run tactics on the ground, carry out attacks on the regime. the opposition under a lot of pressure in a corner of syria. it is the main rebel supply route that has kept their uprising alive against the government. thank you for that. now to neighboring iraq where its defense minister has been holding talks with the u.s. ambassador to baghdad to retake mosul from i.s.i.l. a base is being deployed to south-east of mosul. the second largest city was taken over by i.s.i.l. in 2014. it is the last day of campaigning in uganda ahead of elections on friday. police fired tear gas while some supporters threw rocks. one person was killed. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: the final campaign rally for the uganda's presidential elections are
turkey warned them that it will not allow azaz allow to fall. the spokesman telling us they're not concerned, turkey cannot stop the advance. opposition is increasingly skweed and they say that they're going to change tactics. losing territory doesn't mean losing the war. they want to change tactics, apply hit and run tactics on the ground, carry out attacks on the regime. the opposition under a lot of pressure in a corner of syria. it is the main rebel supply route that has kept their uprising...
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. >> reporter: undoubtedly, we are hearing of air strikes, targeting the town of azaz, that is a border town close to turkey and clearly what we understand there have been casualties and we don't have exact numbers but what we know from turkish officials 35 people including ten children have been taken to hospitals inside turkey for treatment. now the opposition is interpreting this as a message from russia as well as its allies of the syrian government saying that there is no red line because turkey said that aziz is a red line and they don't want any advances made towards aziz and what is interesting is the fact that it's the ypg, the kurdish armed group which is advancing to aziz and not syrian government forces, there are approximately 2-3 kilometers very close to taking that time and there is panic in aziz and people have started to pack their belongings and head to the border because they feel there are more attacks in the coming hours and the coming days. >> zaina thank you very much for the latest. well, the intensified fighting across seer yo means that people are suffering, ai
. >> reporter: undoubtedly, we are hearing of air strikes, targeting the town of azaz, that is a border town close to turkey and clearly what we understand there have been casualties and we don't have exact numbers but what we know from turkish officials 35 people including ten children have been taken to hospitals inside turkey for treatment. now the opposition is interpreting this as a message from russia as well as its allies of the syrian government saying that there is no red line...
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is blaming the syrian regime for the attack on the hospital in azaz. u.s. national security adviser susan rice condemned the bombing in northern syria in the strongest terms. she said it runs counter to the commitments to a cessation of hostilities that was agreed upon in munich. now, that agreement is due to take effect at the end of this week. the syrian government has not issued a statement about the air strikes. but turkey's prime minister blames russia for the missile attacks in azaz. >> translator: even while we're having these meetings, russia hit the hospital in azaz with a ballistic missile. >> so far, there's been no official response from russia. >>> the humanitarian need remains urgent, although most parties have agreed in principle to allow bow sieged areas. isis has not. the u.s. is considering air drops of food and medical supplies. frederik pleitgen visited a u.n. distribution center outside damascus where the world food program is ramping up its relief effort. >> reporter: these images shocked the world. people starving in the besieged area
is blaming the syrian regime for the attack on the hospital in azaz. u.s. national security adviser susan rice condemned the bombing in northern syria in the strongest terms. she said it runs counter to the commitments to a cessation of hostilities that was agreed upon in munich. now, that agreement is due to take effect at the end of this week. the syrian government has not issued a statement about the air strikes. but turkey's prime minister blames russia for the missile attacks in azaz....
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we have seen video evidence of that in several places recently in azaz and other places. in the leadup to that midnight time thi there was an increase n several areas in and around damascus and in and around aleppo, as informs loyal to bashar al-assad tried oregape or recapture as much ground or as much territory as possible. again people questioned if there was genuine intention to stop the violence why the last gasp had to happen. putting the violence aside there is hope at least among the civilian population particularly in the besieged areas of syria that there would be a lull in violence allowing for much needed aid to reach the areas, that have not seen water food electricity, food for months on end. cessation of hostilities ait has been called and a lot of people will be counting the hour by hour as its goes on hoping that the guns will indeed go silence. >> al jazeera's jamal el shael. joining us, colonel very good to have you with us. even though almost 100 groups signed on to this pause in the fighting, dozens of others didn't including i.s.i.l. and el nusra, as
we have seen video evidence of that in several places recently in azaz and other places. in the leadup to that midnight time thi there was an increase n several areas in and around damascus and in and around aleppo, as informs loyal to bashar al-assad tried oregape or recapture as much ground or as much territory as possible. again people questioned if there was genuine intention to stop the violence why the last gasp had to happen. putting the violence aside there is hope at least among the...
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they have started to leave azaz the main place of refuge. azaz is a ten minute drive to the border. but there are those who have still not lost hope. activists return to the streets from where their uprising began to demand the creation of a united aleppo army. >> we are calling on commanders and those unite unite in aleppo, otherwise we tell you we remove you from power. >> reporter: they also had another message. the people of syria don't wand bashar al-assad they chanted. it was a clear message from the heart lan land of the opposition that winning on the battlefield won't lead to peace. zeina khodr, al jazeera southern turkey. >> 27 syrians died when their boat capsized off the coast of turkey. the turkish coast guard set they took off bound for the island of lesbos. turkey and germany are vowing to stop the violence in aleppo. the refugees plight was the focus of three hours of talks. stefanie dekker reports. >> the german chancellor came here with a clear message for turkey. stem the refugee flow into europe but turkey is not expected to do it alone. >> translator: if illegal
they have started to leave azaz the main place of refuge. azaz is a ten minute drive to the border. but there are those who have still not lost hope. activists return to the streets from where their uprising began to demand the creation of a united aleppo army. >> we are calling on commanders and those unite unite in aleppo, otherwise we tell you we remove you from power. >> reporter: they also had another message. the people of syria don't wand bashar al-assad they chanted. it was...
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officials have promised to protect azaz. from now, ankara has few positions because russia controls the size >>> saudi arabia's foreign minister has accused civilians have been targeted on the ground. >> translation: the syrian regime has to open the way for the humanitarian support and aids immediately and the syria regime has to stop the military attacks against the civilians, including the bomb barrels that are being used. this has to be stopped immediately. the syria regime has to be involved in the political process in order to start the political transitional period in syria >>> while syrian's opposition leader has called for an end to violence, the former prime minister was speaking at a conference in munich. >> translation: we have to use the words to hope, but we need action. action is that i see is that russia is killing syrian kril i can't answer. -- civilians. you asked me if i accept the ceasefire, i ask you why is the honorous on the opposition. i would like to see a single day of cessation of hostilities in or
officials have promised to protect azaz. from now, ankara has few positions because russia controls the size >>> saudi arabia's foreign minister has accused civilians have been targeted on the ground. >> translation: the syrian regime has to open the way for the humanitarian support and aids immediately and the syria regime has to stop the military attacks against the civilians, including the bomb barrels that are being used. this has to be stopped immediately. the syria regime...
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they have started to believe azaz, the main place for recent offensive, azaz is a ten minute drive from the border. but there are those who have still not left hope. demanding a creation of a united aleppo army. >> translator: we are calling on commanders and those unite in aleppo else we tell you the people will remove you from power. >> reporter: they also had another message. the people of syria don't want bashar al-assad they chanted. it was a clear message from the heart land of the opposition that winning on the battlefield won't lead to peace. the government is trying to impose a military solution to this conflict. it wants the upper hand on the ground to have really leverage in any political negotiations but the opposition is just as defiant. yes, a lot of syrians are -- they feel frustrated and desperate and they are blaming the international community for abandoning them. but we did manage to speak to a lot of fsa commanders in aleppo city and they have promised to put up a fight. >> zeina khodr reporting. thanks zeina. >>> i.s.i.l. has recently cut its fighters' pay by up to
they have started to believe azaz, the main place for recent offensive, azaz is a ten minute drive from the border. but there are those who have still not left hope. demanding a creation of a united aleppo army. >> translator: we are calling on commanders and those unite in aleppo else we tell you the people will remove you from power. >> reporter: they also had another message. the people of syria don't want bashar al-assad they chanted. it was a clear message from the heart land...
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. >>> to syria, at least 21 have been killed in airstrikes in idlib and azaz. seven of them were at doctors without borders supported hospital. another eight of missing. the aid groups there said it was a deliberate attack. >> the eastern province area has been destroyed and seven people killed. eight are still missing from the staff. the hospital is totally out of service now. the attack happened in the morning with two differently actually attacks with four missiles within a few minutes of each other. this has created the complete destruction of the building. people are missing under the rubble. we suspect that the death toll might rise. it seems to be an aerial air strike, so the syrian led police are the only ones in this country that has airplanes, so we can assume that it comes from that side. the whole system has collapsed and there's a desperate need of facilities, and the deliberate and continuous attack on health facilities around syria. we have seen a lot of for example since the beginning of the year, at least five facilities supported have been tar
. >>> to syria, at least 21 have been killed in airstrikes in idlib and azaz. seven of them were at doctors without borders supported hospital. another eight of missing. the aid groups there said it was a deliberate attack. >> the eastern province area has been destroyed and seven people killed. eight are still missing from the staff. the hospital is totally out of service now. the attack happened in the morning with two differently actually attacks with four missiles within a...
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,n the rebel stronghold of azaz and aes hit a hospital school. province -- in this province, the hospital run by the french ngo doctors without borders was reduced to rubble. it was on bartered by foreign missiles a few minutes apart. rescuers scrambled to pull out survivors from the debris. attacks on hospitals are a breach of the geneva convention. inis considered a war crime the international criminal court. doctors without borders put the blame on the syrian government and its ally, russia. clearly, the syria-led , or the russian planes, to be today a doctor or a nurse in the area is equal to being a criminal. >> the white house has condemned the attack and voice concerned about the -- and voiced concern about the escalating violence in syria. amountedys the strikes to russia carrying out a serious war crime. moscow says it's strikes focus on the islamic state group leader and >. >> we go to our london-based middle east analyst or russia has denied responsibility for war crimes, but has raised concerns about ankara's attacks. it has quickly d
,n the rebel stronghold of azaz and aes hit a hospital school. province -- in this province, the hospital run by the french ngo doctors without borders was reduced to rubble. it was on bartered by foreign missiles a few minutes apart. rescuers scrambled to pull out survivors from the debris. attacks on hospitals are a breach of the geneva convention. inis considered a war crime the international criminal court. doctors without borders put the blame on the syrian government and its ally, russia....
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is advancing towards azaz, and some of its forces are at its doorstep. az as under threat. the turkish military striking positions inside syria. >> now, there has been an attack in the south-east of turkey as well, to add to the list of attacks going on in the region, tell us about that one. >> a turkish military convoy was hit by a roadside bomb. a number of soldiers killed. this was in the city of diar barkar. there has been a war in the south-east. the turkish authorities clashing with p.k.k. groups, but turkish authorities staying and promising that they'll deal a heavy blow to the organization. at the end of the day, the pyd - excuse me, the yp g.s inside syria are telling the turkish government that we do not - we don't have any benefit striking the u.n. ties. the organization is linked. they deny taking part in the bombing, telling the turks that we have the right to do what we want in our own country. turkey see the it as a threat. >> zeina khodr. aid trucks reached several besieged towns. it's parts of an agreement to allow aid into areas where people are trapped.
is advancing towards azaz, and some of its forces are at its doorstep. az as under threat. the turkish military striking positions inside syria. >> now, there has been an attack in the south-east of turkey as well, to add to the list of attacks going on in the region, tell us about that one. >> a turkish military convoy was hit by a roadside bomb. a number of soldiers killed. this was in the city of diar barkar. there has been a war in the south-east. the turkish authorities...
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northwestern syria, not far from the border with turkey, a new wave of refugees reaches the town of azaz. these civilians, hundreds of mainly women and children, escaped aleppo in recent days. for many here the idea of a truce or ceasefire is meaningless. >> translator: this truce is an open game. the world is conspiring against us. this is a deal between the russians and americans. >> translator: what is this talk of a truce? since when have ceasefires worked? okay. so if these people went back and got hit, who is going to be responsible? we are going to stay here. we are not going back. >> reporter: the complexities of syrias war are overshadowing the possible pause in fighting. the main rebel groups have expressed deep mistrust of the plan, while other field commanders doubt that it will be work. >> reporter: the fact that nusra is not included in this agreement, allows russia and the assad forces to target the opposition, under the presents that they were attacking areas controlled by al-nusra front. >> reporter: life inside syria goes on. people in the marketplace in aleppo are indi
northwestern syria, not far from the border with turkey, a new wave of refugees reaches the town of azaz. these civilians, hundreds of mainly women and children, escaped aleppo in recent days. for many here the idea of a truce or ceasefire is meaningless. >> translator: this truce is an open game. the world is conspiring against us. this is a deal between the russians and americans. >> translator: what is this talk of a truce? since when have ceasefires worked? okay. so if these...
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the border town of azaz now a front line. tens of thousands lived there already, families have started to flee towards the border. there i also no sign that this offensive by the government is going to end anytime soon, and hopes for a breakthrough on the diplomatic front look increasingly unlikely. the syrian president making it very clear that he sees an end to the conflict with national reconciliation agreements. for the opposition, that is unacceptable, because those agreements are just a form of surrender, because the government lays sieges on certain areas. people starve and are forced into submission, a very complicated situation on the ground, and war rages on. >> that is al jazeera's zeina hodor on the turkish-syria border. >>> saudi arabia and russia agreed to freeze oil output at january's levels. al jazeera's bernard smith reports from doha. >> this was a fairly short meeting called unexpectedly, but we know that saudi arabia, russia, the world's two biggest producers are crude oil, along with venezuela and qatar
the border town of azaz now a front line. tens of thousands lived there already, families have started to flee towards the border. there i also no sign that this offensive by the government is going to end anytime soon, and hopes for a breakthrough on the diplomatic front look increasingly unlikely. the syrian president making it very clear that he sees an end to the conflict with national reconciliation agreements. for the opposition, that is unacceptable, because those agreements are just a...
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more alleged russian air strikes reportedly hit a school and a hospital in the town of azaz. a former rebel stronghold. injured children were ferried in turkey. despite the temporary cease-fire agreement -- russia says it will continue its strikes which give cover to the forces of syrian president bashar al-assad. on the ground in syria it is not clear whether anyone will stop fighting. an officer with a rebel group that has received weapons from the u.s. he told us they won't comply with the temporary truce, even if it means losing american support. hundreds of thousands of people, have died, the regime has the the backing of russian air strikes now, of iran, you're losing territory. wouldn't it be better to sit down with the regime of al assad? >> we started this revolution to get rid of him here, told us. mr. obama said that bashar al assad lost his legitimacy. how could we ignore that and sit down with a terrorist? was carried out by the u.s.-led coalition. the u.s. said its planes weren't even in the area. but scott that is an indication of how difficult it can be to neg
more alleged russian air strikes reportedly hit a school and a hospital in the town of azaz. a former rebel stronghold. injured children were ferried in turkey. despite the temporary cease-fire agreement -- russia says it will continue its strikes which give cover to the forces of syrian president bashar al-assad. on the ground in syria it is not clear whether anyone will stop fighting. an officer with a rebel group that has received weapons from the u.s. he told us they won't comply with the...
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turkey has been bombing their positions as they close in on the key town of azaz. paul brennan has more now. >> reporter: syria's complex civil war has become even more complicated by the presence of isil both in syria and iraq, leaving combatants and their international backers fighting on multiple fronts. the british foreign secretary has been briefing the u.k. parliament. there was praise for the resilience of kurdish peshmerga fighters in iraq, but syria, he says, is different. >> what we have seen is disturbing evidence of coordination between syrian kurdish forces, the syrian regime, and the russian air force, which is making us distinctly uneasy about the syrian kurd's role in this. >> reporter: the pkk is regarded by turkey and britain as a terrorist group. the united states military support for the group is problematic. >> they are for years now fighting not just against isis, but also against al-nusra. because they besieged many kurdish places. >> reporter: one analyst says cooperation between assad's forces at the ypg occurs only where both sides happen
turkey has been bombing their positions as they close in on the key town of azaz. paul brennan has more now. >> reporter: syria's complex civil war has become even more complicated by the presence of isil both in syria and iraq, leaving combatants and their international backers fighting on multiple fronts. the british foreign secretary has been briefing the u.k. parliament. there was praise for the resilience of kurdish peshmerga fighters in iraq, but syria, he says, is different....
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. >> reporter: azaz is a place of refuge for those who have escaped. government troops are not far. neither are the y.p.g. kurdish fighters. it is not clear if they are actively cooperating, but what is clear is that all sides are battling for control of the border >>> the fighting around aleppo is causing misery for people who live there. thousands have fled and are gathering along syria's border with turkey. between 10 and 35,000 people are thought to be at boarders. aid trucks have been brought in but an car are not letting the refugees in. the aid group doctors without borders say food and water crisis is looming because supply lines have been cut off. our correspondent join us from the syrian border. starting with that meeting, what is coming out of that? >> reporter: they will be discussing that europe wants turkey to stem the flow of refugees into europe. turkey coming from a position of power. it will say that it has opened the borders for the last five years hosting over 2.5 million refugees. turkey has had the brunt of this because it is on its border. there are things bei
. >> reporter: azaz is a place of refuge for those who have escaped. government troops are not far. neither are the y.p.g. kurdish fighters. it is not clear if they are actively cooperating, but what is clear is that all sides are battling for control of the border >>> the fighting around aleppo is causing misery for people who live there. thousands have fled and are gathering along syria's border with turkey. between 10 and 35,000 people are thought to be at boarders. aid trucks...
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and the sdf telling us that they plan to advance towards azaz. that is the main opposition ba base in the northern corridor. they will be able to cut the main supply line for the rebels but at the same time rebel commanders say that this is not the end. they will kaep fighting. they don't need to control territory. they can adapt, change tactics. they still remain defiant but they are being squeezed >>> thank you for that. to uganda where it is the last day of campaigning in the presidential and parliamentary elections which are due to take place on thursday. the main opposition leader was detained twice as he tried to hold his final rallies in the capital kampala. police fired tear gas while some of his supporters threw rocks. one supporter was killed. >> reporter: the final campaign rally at uganda's presidential elections are here in the capital. the main opposition leader and his supporters were met with tear gas fired by police as they tried to walk through the city center. police say he was held because he didn't stick to an authorisingd ro
and the sdf telling us that they plan to advance towards azaz. that is the main opposition ba base in the northern corridor. they will be able to cut the main supply line for the rebels but at the same time rebel commanders say that this is not the end. they will kaep fighting. they don't need to control territory. they can adapt, change tactics. they still remain defiant but they are being squeezed >>> thank you for that. to uganda where it is the last day of campaigning in the...
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more alleged russian air strikes reportedly hit a school and a hospital in the town of azaz. a former rebel stronghold. injured children were ferried across the border for treatment in turkey. despite the temporary ceasefire agreement, russia says it will continue its strikes, which gives cover to the forces of syrian president bashar al-assad. not clear whether anyone will stop fighting. samer alawy is an officer with a rebel group that's received weapons from the u.s. he told us they won't comply with the temporary truce, even support. have died. the regime has the backing of russian air strikes now, of iran. you're losinger territory, wouldn't it be better to sit down with the regime of bashar al-assad? "we started this revolution to get rid of him," he told us. "mr. obama said that bashar al-assad had lost his legitimacy. how can we ignore that and sit down with a terrorist?" syria claimed today that the hospital attack in idlib was actually carried out by the u.s.-led coalition. the u.s. said its planes weren't even in the area, but, scott, difficult it can be to negotia
more alleged russian air strikes reportedly hit a school and a hospital in the town of azaz. a former rebel stronghold. injured children were ferried across the border for treatment in turkey. despite the temporary ceasefire agreement, russia says it will continue its strikes, which gives cover to the forces of syrian president bashar al-assad. not clear whether anyone will stop fighting. samer alawy is an officer with a rebel group that's received weapons from the u.s. he told us they won't...
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opposition determined to put up a fight, because both turkey as well as the opposition want to prevent azaz from falling, which they say is a red line. if the opposition loses that, then they actually -- their survival is at risk. >> we'll leave it there for now, zana, thank you. >>> the united nations has said it's going to make its first air drops of food aid in syria to one town. it has what is described as a concrete plan for carrying out the operation. it hasn't been able to deliver aid by road, because it's surrounded by isil-controlled territory. food and medicine has made its way to five areas in syria, where 80,000 civilians are stranded. >>> the british prime minister, david cameron has said he is, in his words battling for britain as he arrives in brussels for a crucial e.u. summit. he is hoping to return with a package of reform measures ahead of a referendum on britain's membership in the e.u. that could be held as soon as june. emma haywood live for us in brussels. you would not expect a man battling for his history to be anything other than outwardly confident. but what are y
opposition determined to put up a fight, because both turkey as well as the opposition want to prevent azaz from falling, which they say is a red line. if the opposition loses that, then they actually -- their survival is at risk. >> we'll leave it there for now, zana, thank you. >>> the united nations has said it's going to make its first air drops of food aid in syria to one town. it has what is described as a concrete plan for carrying out the operation. it hasn't been able to...